🌱 Remembering Joan Horner, 90, with services Saturday in Monmouth

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• Remembering Joan Horner, 90, with services Saturday in Monmouth

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler; a morning t-shower, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 46, low: 29.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Donna Joan Horner (977wmoi.com) — Donna Joan Horner, known as Joan, died October 23 at Oak Lane Nursing Home in Stronghurst at age 90. Raised in La Harpe, she later raised her family in Monmouth and worked at Monmouth College and the community hospital. Graveside services are November 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery in Monmouth.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Annual Veteran's Day Program in Monmouth →
  Monmouth American Legion, Monmouth
  10:00 am

Thursday November 12

• ROE #33 Warren County Playgroup →
  Warren County Public Library, 62 Public Square, Monmouth
  10:00 am
• Oquawka Faith Bible →
  Oquawka IL
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball - Mercer County
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High
  5:30 pm
• BBB @ LH vs Mendon Unity
  La Harpe Elementary School La Harpe, IL 61450
  5:30 pm
• Boys Basketball @ Bushnell-Prairie City
  Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School
  6:00 pm
• Band Plays at Girls Basketball Game
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High Roseville, IL 61473
  6:15 pm

Friday November 13

• M-R Drama Club to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE →
  Monmouth-Roseville High School auditorium, Monmouth
• Swim (Girls V) @ IHSA Girls State
  FMC Natatorium, 275 Plaza Dr, Westmont
• Bookmobile – Lomax →
  Lomax IL
  11:00 am
• Winter Sports Tip-Off
  United Junior Senior High School, 1905 100th St, Monmouth
  5:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Wrestling (Girls V) @ East Peoria Tournament
  East Peoria Community High School, 1401 E Washington St Rm 101A, Monmouth
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• OSF HealthCare posted a job opening for Registered Nurse Emergency Department in Monmouth. Apply here.
• Woodard & Curran, Inc. posted a job opening for Water Utility Billing Specialist in Monmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stronghurst here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• Ralph Velazquez Jr Now Chair of Monmouth College's Board (rcreader.com)
• Millikin swimming places at Monmouth Invite (democratherald.com)
• Sarah J. (Raymond) Martin (wgil.com)

Macomb

• 61st Annual Macomb Altrusa Bazaar Set For Nov. 14 (communitynewsmarket.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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